ANDERSON ABERCROMBY VETERINARY REFERRALS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07681515 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 7.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 7.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 3 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  2. 2026-03-02
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    mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  3. 2026-03-02
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    mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  4. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2023-10-12
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
  9. 2023-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2021-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-05-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-05-11
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  17. 2020-04-09
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  18. 2020-04-09
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  19. 2019-09-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2019-09-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
  21. 2018-11-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
  22. 2018-06-18
    ➕
    MALONE, Joanna Clare appointed
    director
  23. 2018-06-18
    ➕
    STANWORTH, Mark appointed
    director
  24. 2018-06-18
    ➖
    ABERCROMBY, Ralph Henry resigned
    director
  25. 2018-06-18
    ➖
    ANDERSON, Angus Alexander resigned
    director
  26. 2011-06-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANDERSON ABERCROMBY VETERINARY REFERRALS LIMITED
  27. 2011-06-24
    ➕
    ABERCROMBY, Ralph Henry appointed
    director
  28. 2011-06-24
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Angus Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Vetpartners Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Vetpartners Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ANDERSON ABERCROMBY VETERINARY REFERRALS LIMITED
This company · 07681515

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Vetpartners Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/06/2018
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ares Management Uk Limitedceased 29/11/2018· board control
  • Ares Management Limitedceased 29/11/2018· board control
  • Ares Management Uk Limitedceased 06/04/2018· board control
  • Ares Management Limitedceased 06/04/2018· board control
  • Mr Angus Alexander Andersonceased 18/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Ralph Henry Abercrombyceased 18/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Spitfire House
Aviator Court
York
YO30 4UZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MALONE, Joanna Clare→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STANWORTH, Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-06-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABERCROMBY, Ralph Henry→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-06-24 · resigned 2018-06-18
Resigned
ANDERSON, Angus Alexander→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-06-24 · resigned 2018-06-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ares Management (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
A registered charge1 property12/10/2023—
outstanding
Ares Management (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
A registered charge1 property12/09/2019—
outstanding
Ares Management (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
Ares Management Limited (As Security Agent for the Beneficiaries)
A registered charge1 property28/11/2018—
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Recent filings (71 total)

mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2026-03-02
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2026-03-02
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-07-06